I am the party!” The dialogue delivered over the Milan Stock Exchange showspace public-address system was unmistakably the guttural growl of Roberto Cavalli. As Cavalli’s words faded, Mariacarla Boscono emerged in the same high-octane feathered dress she modelled when it first hit the runway back in 2004.

Isabeli Fontana, Joan Smalls, Natasha Poly, Mariacarla Boscono, Alek Wek, Karen Elson and Eva Herzigova rocked archival looks.

Puglisi celebrated the designer, who died in April, with Eva Herzigova, Natasha Poly, Karen Elson, Joan Smalls, Isabeli Fontana, Alek Wek and Mariacarla Boscono wearing iconic Cavalli looks.